Since POV-Ray has been around for 25+ years, you have more example code than you
can possibly ever read.

Use the Search feature to search for solar system or planet, or similar terms.
add in a username to see what specific users have coded in the past.
Searching for povray solar system in a search engine can pull up sites other
than this that are maintained independently by users.

http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/pov__eng.htm#examples
has always been an excellent resource, and there are many others.

Don't get frustrated - I have made exactly the same mistakes you have - dozens
of times.

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